The Words of Ants
Title | The Words of Ants | ||
Playwright | Xiaoyan Kang | ||
Director | Nina Morrison | ||
Stage Manager | Mathew Kier | ||
Category | Reading, Cosmo Catalano Acting Studio (TB 172) | ||
First Rehearsal | Readings have a total of 20 hours of rehearsal | ||
Performances | TBA | ||
Roles to be cast | Age (Presentation) | Gender (Presentation) | Description |
Y | 50s | female | A peasant |
O / Art curator | 50s | female | A linguistics professor |
L / Student / Influencer | 20s | female | Y’s granddaughter |
H / Cameraman / Government Official | 50s | male | Y’s husband |
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Synopsis | The visit of an uninvited woman changes Y's life forever. As the last natural inheritor, Y embarks upon a journey to preserve an almost extinct language, but at what cost? | ||
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Important Dates/Holidays | 3/24 Purim*, 3/24 Palm Sunday, 3/25 Holi Phagwa*, 3/25 Lailat al Bara*, 3/27 Nuzul Quran*, 3/29 Good Friday, 3/31 Easter, 4/4 Qing Ming Jie, 4/6 Laylat al-Qadr*, 4/9 Ougadi/Ugaadi, 4/10 Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)*, 4/17 Ram Navami, 4/21 Mahavir Jayanti, 4/22-4/30 Passover*, 4/24 Theravada (New Year), 5/1 Beltane-Samhain, 5/3 Good Friday (Orthodox) | ||
The Words of Ants
Cast List
Directed By: Nina Morrison
Written By: Xiaoyan Kang
| Y | Zhen E Rammelsberg |
| O | Kristina Rutkowski |
| H | Josh Sazon |
| L | Lara Zeng |
| Stage Directions | TBD |
Thank you to all who auditioned throughout the week!!! To accept your role please email Mathew Kier (matkier@uiowa.edu)
Questions or concerns?
Mathew Kier, Stage Manager for the NPF Readings: mathew-kier@uiowa.edu
Xiaoyan Kang, Playwright: xiaoyan-kang@uiowa.edu